Dixon
Dixon was the 3145th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 807th; the most babies were born in 2014 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,106 places. More babies were named Dixon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,145 boys, down 1,025 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201475 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,084babies recorded
Dixon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,145 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,120 | 66 |
| 2010 | #2,292 | 56 |
| 2000 | #2,638 | 35 |
| 1990 | #4,031 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,640 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,772 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,531 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,476 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,214 | 31 |
| 1930 | #1,992 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,513 | 25 |
| 1910 | #1,653 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dixon, counting every spelling?
Dixon is the most common spelling of a name family that had 38 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon | 38 | #3,145 | 200 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dixon?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dixon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dixon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dixon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dixon?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Dixon are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 51. That makes Dixon mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dixon by state
How common Dixon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dixon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dixon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dixon
How popular is the name Dixon?
Dixon was the 3145th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 807th; the most babies were born in 2014 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,106 places. More babies were named Dixon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dixon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dixon in the US.
Where is Dixon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dixon was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 boys).